Local tattoo shop holds fundraiser for businesses destroyed in Van Ness Village fire

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Tattoo artists were hard astatine enactment astatine Resistance Tattoo connected Sunday evening.

The store was hosting a flash merchantability of tattoos and it was each for a bully cause.

On Monday, The Labyrinth Art Collective, Spokeasy, and Jazzy Jeans N Things experienced a damaging fire.

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The Fresno Fire Department tells Action News thing ignited the occurrence extracurricular the building.

When Resistance Tattoo Owner J Esparza heard astir the blaze, helium decided to measurement up and help.

"We consciousness the concern were reversed, our neighbors would travel retired of the woodwork to assistance us," Esparza said.

Esparza says helium was expected to unfastened his doors astatine noon but they had radical waiting extracurricular astatine 10 successful the greeting connected Sunday.

"We've been doing really, truly great. And it's awesome," Brian Bakalian said. "The communities coming unneurotic to assistance these guys, and I mean it's a terrific thing."

Esparza has invited 4 further tattoo artists into his store to assistance with the overflow of customers wanting to get tattooed.

People were capable to take from a wide assortment of options connected Sunday but they were besides capable to bring successful their ain plan that meets a size criteria.

Esparza says it was an other inducement to rise wealth for his neighbors.

"Keeping a tiny concern afloat is not easy, and particularly erstwhile they can't unfastened their doors,"

Esparza says they've already raised much than a mates 1000 dollars for the businesses affected.

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